LFU Dual College Academy Students Get Head Start on College Credit

Los Fresnos United Ninth Grade campus students in the Dual College Academy are doing their part to become college ready.
More than 80 Academy students engage in the Methodologies of Academic and Personal Success (MAPS) program every Tuesday, receiving presentations from staff at Texas State Technical College.

TSTC is the Los Fresnos CISD partner in Dual Enrollment programs under the direction of Myliss Parker, Director of Advanced Academics. Parker also assists in the presentations.

Dual Enrollment Academy students can start taking dual enrollment courses in their freshman year at LFU to complete the 42-hour core curriculum required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The courses are offered at Los Fresnos United and Los Fresnos High School and tuition is waived for students.

The program can save high school students a significant amount of class time while offering considerable savings when compared to earning the same college credit as a traditional college student. High school students can potentially earn an entire semester or more of college credit.

LFHS students can take eight academic credit courses, 14 Advanced Technical Credit courses, and 10 TSTC College Connections courses for Dual Enrollment credit.

High school Dual Enrollment students are considered college students. Grades will be recorded on a permanent college transcript, which will affect future college/university admissions, scholarships and financial aid.